Steeplebush




Site Identification

CWC Reference Number: 209
State: PA
County: Clearfield
Municipality: Pike
USGS Quad: Curwensville
Watershed: Clearfield Creek
Hydrogeomorphic Class: Slope
Disturbance Class: Moderate
Dominant Vegetation Class: ---
Wetland Area: ---
Year(s) Sampled: 2002



Vegetation

Mean Site Cover
Herbaceous: 91.66
Woody: 3.33

Dominant Species
Vegetation Type Scientific name (Common name) NWI
Herbaceous Sphagnum sp. (Sphagnum) ---
Andropogon gerardi (Bunch grass) ---
Graminoid sp. (Unidentified graminoid) NI
Cornus amomum (Silky dogwood) 2
Rubus hispidus (Bristly blackberry) 2
Shrub Cornus amomum (Silky dogwood) 2
Alnus incana (Speckled alder) NI
Spiraea alba (Broadleaf meadowsweet) 2.67
Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Rosa multiflora (Multiflora rose) 4
Tree Acer rubrum (Red maple) 3
Fraxinus pennsylvanica (Green ash) 2
Populus tremuloides (Quaking aspen) 4
Robinia pseudoacacia (Black locust) 4.33
Ulmus americana (American elm) 2.33


Weighted Indicator Status (dominant spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.28
Shrub: 2.66
Tree: 3.09
Indicator Status (all spp.)
Herbaceous: 2.23
Shrub: 2.67
Tree: 3.33
Species Richness:
Total: 100
Herbaceous: 74
Shrubs: 15
Trees: 11